Electronic Engineer

We are working with a fast paced and dynamic organisation that has seen continued growth since the middle of 2020 and are on track to see one of their busiest years in their company’s history for 2021.  The company design and develop a range of safety products that are used in the process and manufacturing sectors and support and work with some of the biggest names in the engineering sectors.

As an Electronic Engineer, you will support the continuing growth of the design department and the role will also involve leading a team of electronic engineers, working alongside other engineering disciplines, designing hardware and embedded software to extend the organisations range of products, whilst still be involved in hands-on design.

The salary and benefits package for an Electronic Engineer

• Competitive salary - £30,000 - £40,000
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays.
• Life Insurance cover
• Pension Scheme with company contribution
• Share Scheme with Annual Allocation
• Bonus Scheme
• Long Service Recognition
• Free On-Site Parking

The duties and responsibilities of an Electronic Engineer 

• Line management of the Electronics Design team
• Planning and allocation of resource within their team to meet company goals and deadlines.
• Be the electronics technical lead for the company.
• Implementing tools and processes for the efficient running of the team and department
• Design and maintenance of hardware and embedded software for use within the company
• Layout and tracking of PCB designs.
• Prototyping and testing of designs and products
• Assessment and documentation of products against specifications and standards

Requirements and Qualifications 

• Degree or similar qualification in Electronics Engineering or comparable subject
• Minimum of 3 years' experience working in Electronics Design.
• Experience in electronics hardware design, development, and testing; including schematic design and PCB layout.
• Experience in embedded firmware design, development, and testing
• Electronics design in a highly regulated industry
• Experience in firmware design for STM32 microcontrollers
• EMC design and test experience
• Experience of firmware unit testing; preferably using Tessy.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast growing organisation, where R&D and New Product Innovation sit central to the organisation’s growth and expansion plans for the business going forward. 

Electronics Engineers who are seeking that next step on the ladder, to combine leadership and hands-on development and design duties at the same time, would be a perfect match for this position. 

This Electronic Engineer role is commutable from Birmingham, Worcester, Wolverhampton, Telford, Stafford, Lichfield, Coventry, Redditch and Stone. 

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Design, R&D & Projects Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

We are a well-respected employer within the manufacturing sector and are seeking to recruit proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician to join our established maintenance team. 

Maintenance Technician Benefits: 

• £40,000
• Paid Overtime at Premium Rates
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Pension
• Stable Working Environment. 

Duties of the Maintenance Technician role:   

As a proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a fast-paced manufacturing, process or production environment.

Requirements of a Maintenance Technician:

Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified either Electrically or Mechanically and have some understanding of Plc Controls and Robot applications. However you must be multi skilled in your abilities. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast paced manufacturing, process or production environment. 

This Maintenance Technician role is commutable from Bromsgrove, Catshill, Droitwich, Reddtich, Stourport on Severn & Worcester

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Recruitment Support since 1994

We are a well-respected employer within the Food Processing sector and are seeking to recruit a number of proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineersto join our established maintenance team. 

Maintenance Engineer Benefits: 

• Salary of up to £36,000 (dependent on your chosen shift pattern)
• Company Pension
• Excellent Holiday Entitlement
• Stable And Secure Working Environment.  

Duties of a Maintenance Engineer

As a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, which will require you to have experience of supporting plant and equipment within either a food processing or packaging facility. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer

Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified either Electrically or Mechanically and be multi skilled in your abilities. Having gained your Maintenance experience from supporting plant and equipment within a fast-paced FMCG environment where you have supported an array of sector specific equipment such as ovens, check weighers, metal detectors, flow wrappers and high speed conveyors.  

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a stable market sector, where you will not only gain an incredible benefits package and ongoing training and development, but also be secure in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment and classified as an Essential Key Worker . 

The Maintenance Engineer role is commutable from: Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Stratford upon Avon, Sutton Coldfield, Worcester & Tamworth 

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Recruitment Support since 1994

As the HR Manager - you will be working for a Leading Global Manufacturing organisation, who have an outstanding reputation for Excellence and Quality.  They are a true leader in their field!  

This is a fabulous opportunity if you are looking for a well-established, dynamic organisation and if you are looking to be part of a superb team!

Benefits for this HR Manager role:

• £45,000 - £55,000
• Car Allowance
• Superb Bonus
• Pension Scheme
• 33 days holiday 

As the HR Manager, your duties will include:

• In brief: To provide a full range of employee relations interventions and solutions to every level of the site; general advice, mentoring, counselling, disciplinary, grievance, appeal. 
• To work with the GM to shape the organisational structure of the business, ensuring resource capability is in place at the right time to deliver the operational requirements of the business; advising and supporting managers to achieve the plant organisational resource plan.
• To work with the HR Director to manage the full scope of compensation and benefit matters for the site. 
• To work with the UK and Corporate HR team to facilitate the delivery of the HR strategy, local, national and global. 
• To work with the UK TA Manager to manage the recruitment requirements for the site.
• Budget Management 
• Lead employee integration programmes and internal transfer/promotional orientation programmes. 
• Coach and develop the site management team to champion a high performance and collaborative environment 

Please apply or get in touch for more information if you have:

• Previous experience as a HR Manager within a fast-paced Manufacturing Organisation 
• You will ideally be MCIPD / MSc Human Resource Management qualified. 
• Experience in influencing management teams / key stakeholders.
• An in depth knowledge of employment law is essential
• Strong IT skills including SAP (Advantageous) and all Microsoft Applications 
• Outstanding problem solving and numeracy skills
• The ability to produce cost/benefit business case reports. 
• Experience of producing detailed and professional written documents in general daily activities and specifically in response to discipline/grievance/appeal cases 

This HR Manager role is commutable from: Solihull, Birmingham, Redditch, Stratford upon Avon, Worcester, Kidderminster and Coventry

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Technical Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

We are looking for a PROCESS MANAGER to fullfill a very special and specific role, within a large, long established manufacturing organisation in the Birmingham area.

As the PROCESS MANAGER, you will be given responsibility for process safety and efficiencies within a specific department and as their PROCESS MANAGER, you will be part of a huge independent, family owned organisation, where you would enjoy long-term career prospects and stability.

BENEFITS

• £35,000
• 25 days holidays
• Pleasant working hours
• Free life assurance
• Stakeholder Pension
• Voluntary medical cash benefit plan
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• A genuine chance to make an impact
• Long term stability

DUTIES OF THE PROCESS MANAGER

• Safety testing on existing processes and process modifications
• Safety testing on new products coming through
• Support production with trouble shooting
• Instigate improvements in the current manufacturing processes
• Deputise for the New Products Manager
• Assist in SHE investigations with regards to any deviations within processing

REQUIREMENT OF THE PROCESS MANAGER

• It is essential that you have a Degree in Chemistry
• Previous testing experience of new and existing processes
• It would be beneficial for you to have previous Project Management skills
• Extremely important that you have strong inter-personal and communication skills

This is a superb opportunity to be part of this family owned, long established business.

The role is commutable from Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sutton Coldfield, Worcester, Telford, Birmingham and Aldridge 

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

A busy, dynamic, fast paced manufacturing company, requires a PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR & maybe now that the outlook is looking far sunnier than of recent times, you may be contemplating that this might just be the right time to start to look for a fresh opportunity.

This PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR role is available for an experienced, enthusiastic, ambitious, and energetic individual. 

You will be representing the department, as their PRODUCITON ADMINISTRATOR, providing administrative duties and liaising with external and internal customers.

BENEFITS

• £22,000 
• Fast paced, expanding, busy manufacturing environment
• Exciting prospects
• Super stability and consistent orders
• Excellent Pension and holidays
• Busy, friendly manufacturing organisation
• A genuine chance to make an impact
• Insurance schemes available

DUTIES OF THE PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR

• Represent the Company with internal and external customers
• Planning and organisation workload to meet deadlines
• Ensure all supplier delivery paperwork, test certificates are checked against PO’s
• Review orders to be processed
• Print off job sheets and review stock allocations
• Pass to Production Planning, any special instructions
• Compile raw material data and extract data to the SAP system
• Maintain Production consumables
• Raise PO’s
• Assist with Audits
• Support the Production department with general admin

REQUIREMENT OF THE PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR

• To have previously worked in a similar role within a manufacturing / logistics environment
• Knowledge of Sap would be advantageous but not essential as training will be given for the right person
• Advance skills on Microsoft Office tools, Outlook, and Excel
• Strong administrative skills
• This would suit an energetic person, who is keen to achieve and who positively thrives under pressure
• Strong communication skills would be essential.

The role is commutable from Coventry, Redditch, Warwick, Leamington Spa and Birmingham

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

Probe are pleased to be working with an industry leading manufacturer of furnace equipment and alloys who are seeking a Sales Engineer to join their team. The company are experts in their field and work with some of the largest names in motorsport, automotive, aerospace and steel. 

The company has several business units which offer different solutions but, generally speaking, they design, manufacture and supply equipment and materials which can be used in extreme conditions, predominantly for use at extreme temperatures. 

Rather than bombard you with KPI’s, the Sales Manager prefers a long-term, consultative approach with relationships at the heart of everything they do. Whilst there will be some targets the company values long term success over quick wins.

If you have a technical sales background within an engineering discipline, then read on as this Sales Engineer opportunity may be for you.

BENEFITS:

• Up to £35,000
• Fully expensed company car or car allowance
• 28 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (36 days in total!)
• Flexible working between home and office
• Flexitime
• Vastly experienced team and line manager
• Relaxed working environment

DUTIES:

The Sales Engineer will be responsible for:

• Forging and maintaining relationships with customers who will stand the test of time 
• Advising potential and current customers on the full product and solution range
• Liaising internally with subject matter experts to ensure the best solution is put forward
• Maintaining good record keeping
• Achieving group and individual goals

REQUIREMENTS:

Sales Engineers will have some or all of the following experience:

• Several years of experience within a technical sales role in an engineering discipline 
• Experience with alloy fabrication or furnace equipment
• Personable and driven personality
• Willingness to travel across the UK to meet customers
• Live within a commutable distance of either Dudley or Nottingham

The Sales Engineer will be offered flexible working but must live within commutable distance of either Dudley or Nottingham.

Commutable from Stourbridge, Brierly Hill, Halesowen, Smethwick, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Grantham, Newark-on-Trent, Mansfield, Ilkeston

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Sales Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

This is an opportunity for a Quality Control Engineer to join a growing company at their site in Droitwich to monitor, verify and report all aspects of fresh produce quality through intake, packhouse and despatch environment.

This is a new position due to expansion and significant investment and you will have the opportunity to make your mark on this department. This company has grown from strength to strength and you will be joining them at an exciting time at their automated packaging and distribution facility.

Quality Control Engineer Role Benefits:

• £30,000 - £33,000 salary
• 20 days holiday, rising to 25 days with service + paid Bank Holidays.
• Company Medical package + pension 
• Perkbox
• We have opportunities on Days 9am - 6pm or PM shift 12pm – 9pm

Quality Control Engineer Role Description

In this role you will be overseeing Quality of the product from intake, through to packhouse and despatch. Duties will include:

• Inspecting the product on arrival to determine the quality of product, document and       record findings accurately. 
• Ensure any problem loads are dealt with in a timely manner and reported to the line Manager.
• To inspect and supervise the dispatch of the finished product to customers, verifying all product meets the required specifications and labelling requirements prior to dispatch (positive release).
• To engage in the monitoring of the product throughout its shelf life and report any issues noted to the line Manager.
• To identify any issues with product performance as soon as they arise.
• Collate data to produce KPI's on the quality performance of suppliers.
• This position will require you to use your own judgement and make decisions regarding product performance.

Quality Control Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• Successful candidates will hold a minimum 2 yr’s experience within Quality Control, ideally within fresh produce or food.
• I would be keen to hear from Quality Engineers, Controllers, Technicians, or Inspectors, who have worked with fresh produce or food.
• If you hold excellent attention to detail, are flexible, and able to work as part of a team, then we would love to hear from you!

In return you will joining a growing organisation at this modern facility. You will have the opportunity to make your mark on the Quality department in this integral role at an exciting time for this business. 

This position is commutable from: Worcester, Kidderminster, Redditch, South Birmingham, Bromsgrove and surrounding areas. 

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

An Electronic Engineer is required to join a small team in the Walsall area, with the creation and development of a range of safety critical products. 

The role will be part of a wider multidisciplined engineering team of 25 individuals, who collectively develop world leading electronic products for a global market. 

Electronic Engineer Benefits:

• £40,000
• 33 Days Holidays (Inc Bank Hols)
• Pension 
• Bonus (Quarterly)
• Early Finish on Fridays (1pm)
• Great Career Enhancement opportunities

The Electronic Engineer will report directly to the Team Design Manager but will also have some responsibility of leading and mentoring a small sub team of 3 Engineers. 

Hardware Electronics will be the main part of this role with PCB, Microcontrollers and PIC, but a good knowledge and understanding of Embedded Software will also be required to carry out the duties of the role effectively. 

Research & Development from concept through to technology fixes and upgrades will be part of the daily function of the role, along with:

• Design, Research and Test activities.
• PCB Board, PIC, Embedded C Design activities 
• Project Engineering activities 
• Project Design Changes 
• Prototype Builds 
• Documentation and Report Writing 

The right candidate for the Electronic Engineer will be:

• Degree Qualified in Electronic or Software Engineering 
• 4 Years industry experience in Electronic and Hardware Design 
• Strong Product Development experience 
• Strong communication skills 
• Good knowledge of PIC, Microcontrollers, PCB Design and Embedded C
• Some knowledge of working with Safety Critical (Safe C / Misra etc.)
• Good Prototyping and Testing exposure 

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing organisation that has a proud history of developing their staff and offering them a rewarding and a quick promotional career path.

Commutable from Wolverhampton, Telford, Stafford, Kidderminster, Lichfield, Birmingham, Worcester, Cannock.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Design, R&D & Projects Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

This is an opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a growing company at their site in Droitwich to undertake daily reactive and preventative maintenance on plant machinery and equipment in this automated environment.

This is a new position due to expansion and significant investment and you will have the opportunity to make your mark on this department. This company has grown from strength to strength and you will be joining them at an exciting time at their automated packaging and distribution facility.

Maintenance Engineer Role Benefits:

• £28,000 - £32,000 salary
• 20 days holiday, rising to 25 days with service + paid Bank Holidays.
• Company Medical package + pension 
• Perkbox

Maintenance Engineer Role Description

• In this role you will be responsible for both Reactive & Planned Preventative Maintenance within this automated packaging and distribution facility.
• Maintaining a variety of automated warehouse machinery and equipment across the site.
• This is a new position due to significant growth and investment and will be an integral role to ensure minimal downtime and reduced engineering costs.

Maintenance Engineer Skills and Qualifications

• Successful candidates will ideally hold a timeserved Apprenticeship and will have strong mechanical engineering aptitude, supported by qualifications. Electrical abilities would also be of benefit, but not essential.
• I would be keen to hear from Mechanically biased or Multiskilled Engineers who have experience supporting high volume warehousing systems, and ideally have worked within packaging / mailing machinery and equipment.
• If you hold good communication skills, are flexible, able to work independently, and are keen to contribute to the development plans of this growing organisation then we would love to hear from you!

In return you will joining a growing organisation at this modern facility. You will have the opportunity to make your mark on the Maintenance department in this integral role at an exciting time for this business. 

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from: Worcester, Kidderminster, Redditch, South Birmingham, Bromsgrove and surrounding areas. 

Probe Technical Recruitment, a Maintenance, Reliability & Service Recruitment Specialists since 1994

An International manufacturing company, with multiple sites have a role for an experienced MATERIAL PLANNER.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a busy, friendly, well established organisation, where, as the MATERIAL PLANNER, your focus will be to ensure continuous raw material supply to all UK plants, whilst maintaining stock target

MATERIAL PALNNER BENEFITS

• £30,000 - £40,000 – Dependant on experience
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• EARLY FINISH FRIDAY
• Canteen
• Excellent Pension and holidays
• Life assurance and insurance protection
• Busy, friendly manufacturing organisation
• A genuine chance to make an impact

DUTIES OF THE MATERIAL PLANNER

• Ensure continuous raw material supply to all UK sites
• Maintain stock levels and targets
• Review daily stock on hand
• Maintain MRP parameters to ensure stock held is correct
• Weekly supplier schedule releases
• Review potential issue and risk of supply to plant
• Liaise with Logistics on cycle count results
• Reporting daily on supplier arrears
• Monitoring any additional costs incurred with suppliers
• Manage supplier delivery slots and transport needs
• Raising non-conformance reports

REQUIREMENT OF THE MATERIAL PLANNER

• It is essential that you have relevant proven experience gained from within a manufacturing industry background
• We are looking for SAP exposure
• Strong experience of MS Office and Excel
• This would suit a lively, energetic, and well organised individual who is genuinely looking for a long- term stable career.

The role is commutable from Birmingham, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Coventry, Daventry, Stratford Upon Avon and Redditch

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Manufacturing, Production & Quality Recruitment Support since 1994

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER working for a large, family owned, well established manufacturing organisation.  The company has been established for over 100 years and the products they supply are unique, making them the market leader in their field.

As their CUSTOMER SERVIES MANAGER, you will lead and manage their customer services department to provide world class service to their customers.
 
BENEFITS

• £33,000 - £36,000 - Dependant on experience
• Working directly with the Senior Management team
• Excellent Pension
• 33 Days Holidays
• Very generous sick scheme should you need it
• Life Assurance
• A genuine chance to make an impact

DUTIES OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER

• Champion improvement activities
• Regular contact with customers and agents, covering all aspects of customer service
• Lead and manage the Customer Service Department
• Negotiate and deal with major International Customers, freight companies, Government agencies and auditors
• Ensure all legal duties relating to supply and transport of dangerous goods, drug, and chemical weapons
• Travel to visit customers, agents and exhibitions when required
• Monitor customer order patterns

REQUIREMENT OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER

• You will have a strong understanding of the exportation of goods across borders, duty, and incoterms in the post-BREXIT age
• A level 5 (or higher) qualification in Business related discipline
• IATA and IMDG certified
• DBS checked
• Significant experience in a Customer Services Management role
• Must have shipping export knowledge, and highly preferable for you to have experience with dangerous goods
• Microsoft proficient
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills

The role is commutable from Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sutton Coldfield, Worcester, Birmingham, Dudley, Solihull

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Technical Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994